Experiments with components in the secondary signal path

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Hi,
I'm curious to hear peoples experiments with components in the secondary signal path, and the impact these changes made. In my experience, changing most components in the direct signal path makes good improvements. Better caps, better tubes will effect the sound to a greater or lesser degree. Sometimes it makes little difference however, I've done tube swaps where the change is so small that it could just be my imagination. And a tube swap is a pretty big thing to swap out. I've done experiments with cables that taught me that these wires can make a "big" difference, that was an eye opener.
Now what about say, resistors going to ground? Or RIAA caps? Sure everything should be Vishay and teflon if you have money to burn, but practically speaking, how much difference do these *really* make. I use FET's in the secondary signal path and can't hear them (Allen Wright SLCF), yet people have told me that they MUST be ruining the sound!! ;) Yet Allen says that in this application the silicon sounds even slightly better.
-Dan

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Topic - Experiments with components in the secondary signal path - DrM 07:39:20 06/17/00 (1)

Re: Experiments with components in the secondary signal path - bobwire 20:30:59 06/17/00 (0)

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